Apple announces new generation of the iPod Nano with accessibility features
Last week Apple announced a new generation of the iPod Nano (4th generation) which offers more accessibility to people with low vision. In conjunction with iTunes 8, people with low vision will now have the opportunity to explore and enjoy the benefits of the most popular portable media player available. The 4th generation iPod Nano features spoken menus,
so users can navigate and select playlists on the iPod without looking at the screen. In addition the release of iTunes 8 is screen-reader friendly for both the Mac and the PC and provides compatibility with VoiceOver in Mac OS X Leopard and Window-Eyes 7.0 for Windows XP and Windows Vista. iTunes 8 also allows for screen readers to navigate the iTunes store as well as iTunes U, thus making educational content more accessible.
In addition the 4th generation Nana introduces a large font size setting and adjustments for high contrast and backlight.
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